Hairy Posted February 14, 2020 Share bring back the comments I say porqui, Eddy Gordo, Wayne pudding Mol and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted February 14, 2020 Share bring back the comments I sayha! You dibs'd stuff from me a year ago and STILL haven't collected it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 14, 2020 Share ha! You dibs'd stuff from me a year ago and STILL haven't collected it!I am playing hard to get so that I can negotiate the price ... and I know you don't really want to get rid of that tired old dusty defective overpriced so last season non-enduro things anyway Jewbacca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 14, 2020 Share Oh .... and bite me Jewbacca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watsonr Posted May 25, 2020 Share Where does the bike hub community stand on this issue. This bike was advertised not long ago for R35k. I was sad I missed out when contacting seller. Now being resold for R50k. Is it just my bad luck or is this not right? https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/dual-suspension-bikes/405564/specialized-epic-expert-xl-bm4187 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted May 25, 2020 Share Where does the bike hub community stand on this issue. This bike was advertised not long ago for R35k. I was sad I missed out when contacting seller. Now being resold for R50k. Is it just my bad luck or is this not right? https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/dual-suspension-bikes/405564/specialized-epic-expert-xl-bm4187It's sad they add no value and just mark it up and in some cases absurdly.  But its what makes a free market system and a free market system is the one I prefer so we just have to learn to deal with it  Sorry you missed out Daniel Loubser, Andrew Steer, Steven Knoetze (sk27) and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Vegmot Posted May 25, 2020 Share Where does the bike hub community stand on this issue. This bike was advertised not long ago for R35k. I was sad I missed out when contacting seller. Now being resold for R50k. Is it just my bad luck or is this not right? https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/dual-suspension-bikes/405564/specialized-epic-expert-xl-bm4187Been discussed many a time. Not explicitly "Wrong", but nobody likes it... Hairy, Vetplant, Andrew Steer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted May 25, 2020 Share Where does the bike hub community stand on this issue. This bike was advertised not long ago for R35k. I was sad I missed out when contacting seller. Now being resold for R50k. Is it just my bad luck or is this not right? https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/dual-suspension-bikes/405564/specialized-epic-expert-xl-bm4187The current seller is a dealer. Obviously saw a business oppertunity in this bike. Steven Knoetze (sk27) and Daniel Loubser 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckstopper Posted May 25, 2020 Share Where does the bike hub community stand on this issue. This bike was advertised not long ago for R35k. I was sad I missed out when contacting seller. Now being resold for R50k. Is it just my bad luck or is this not right? https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/dual-suspension-bikes/405564/specialized-epic-expert-xl-bm4187Where do I stand? Well, if you knew at R35k that it was a good deal and you were seriously in the market, why didn't you make a play at the seller's asking price? You lost out. We Buy Cars to the rescue. Sorry for you. (I carry no brief for Bikemarket, or any used bike/car or whatever dealer). Good luck to them. They haven't sold it yet, yet took a gamble they can and think they can make a few bucks on it. They've invested capital in premises for showcasing and comparisons to prospective buyers. They advertise here as a business. Maybe a lesson to punters, s***t or get off the pot. Not a moral or ethical question, just the market... Edited May 25, 2020 by buckstopper Steven Knoetze (sk27), Vetplant, Wayne pudding Mol and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirmoun10goat Posted May 25, 2020 Share Where does the bike hub community stand on this issue. This bike was advertised not long ago for R35k. I was sad I missed out when contacting seller. Now being resold for R50k. Is it just my bad luck or is this not right? https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/dual-suspension-bikes/405564/specialized-epic-expert-xl-bm4187 I think you got lucky on losing out. I would love to have comments on the ad to discuss a few points: Have a look at the wheels - the older generation Rovals (not as wide and deep as those on the Expert). Also, brakes appear to be Deore which is not standard fit (not going to discuss if this is better than TLs). Possibly some part exchanges by the original seller, justifying the R35k price. And the dealer marking up to a market price for a standard Expert. Problem is Specialized as slashed prices, making the dealers price not very attractive. And 2017 model - no warranty remains, the free brain services gone, so these are costs you would need to carry. Also, consider wear on components. You might have been better off buying new at a small premium. I will happily delete my comments if I am wrong. And I am not blaming the dealer for scrupulous dealings. These are just items that have stood out when I looked at the bike, and would want answered before buying. gemmerbal, ChrisF and Hairy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted May 26, 2020 Share thing is. go have a look at how bikemarket works these days... you can make an offer for a bike and maybe get it at your offered price. They propably got that bike for R33k ish... they are NOT putting it in for 35k just to let someone offer 10k under asking price for it to end up with R25k.Now...if they put it in for say R50k....and it has all the right stickers on it for the ''discerning bmw driver''...he makes an offer of 40k...thinking that R10k under aking price is fair and would be a fricken bargain.They happily accept it...making a sweet R7k profit. in this case that R50k asking price is the RRP on cwc's website....They are not dumb. they know the market and where to sell what.  EDIT: I correct myself....that was during lockdown only Edited May 26, 2020 by morneS555 Daniel Loubser and Steven Knoetze (sk27) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted May 26, 2020 Share thing is. go have a look at how bikemarket works these days... you can make an offer for a bike and maybe get it at your offered price. They propably got that bike for R33k ish... they are NOT putting it in for 35k just to let someone offer 10k under asking price for it to end up with R25k.Now...if they put it in for say R50k....and it has all the right stickers on it for the ''discerning bmw driver''...he makes an offer of 40k...thinking that R10k under aking price is fair and would be a fricken bargain.They happily accept it...making a sweet R7k profit. in this case that R50k asking price is the RRP on cwc's website....They are not dumb. they know the market and where to sell what.  EDIT: I correct myself....that was during lockdown onlyKnowing how they work and from personal experience they probably only offered the seller between 25K and 28K if that under the present circumstances.No way they paid 33K when his asking price was 35K. MORNE , Steven Knoetze (sk27), Hairy and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throttles Posted May 26, 2020 Share I'm currently having an altercation with a hubber i purchased something from.He still has 3 items available for sale. He shafted me and ghosted a newbie hubber. A bad rating alone wont help with this, If i could then i would post a comment on each of his existing listing. I have sent Hub support/admin a mail about my position this morning and await response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefmeister Posted May 26, 2020 Share Where does the bike hub community stand on this issue. This bike was advertised not long ago for R35k. I was sad I missed out when contacting seller. Now being resold for R50k. Is it just my bad luck or is this not right? https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/dual-suspension-bikes/405564/specialized-epic-expert-xl-bm4187To make you feel even better, I can almost guarantee you they paid less than the R35k. Edit, see Kranswurm beat me to it. Edited May 26, 2020 by stefmeister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porqui Posted May 26, 2020 Share I'm currently having an altercation with a hubber i purchased something from.He still has 3 items available for sale. He shafted me and ghosted a newbie hubber. A bad rating alone wont help with this, If i could then i would post a comment on each of his existing listing. I have sent Hub support/admin a mail about my position this morning and await response. State your case and thehub will determine whether to name and shame Daniel Loubser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porqui Posted May 26, 2020 Share I was/am under the impression that the idea behind or spirit of the Buy & Sell was to promote the sport of cycling and that both seller and dealer feel like they had a fair deal. Daniel Loubser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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